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D. Lindsay Thompson D. Lindsay Thompson i(A46380 works by) (birth name: Lawrence Douglas Lindsay Thompson) (a.k.a. Douglas Lindsay Thompson; Duncan Lindsay Thompson; D. L. Thompson)
Born: Established: 27 Oct 1899 Burwood, Ashfield - Burwood area, Sydney Inner West, Sydney, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 1975 New South Wales,
Gender: Male
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D. Lindsay Thompson, also known as Duncan, was the son of author Lilian Turner and the nephew of Ethel Turner (qq.v). He worked as a journalist with several Australian newspapers, including the Adelaide Advertiser and the Sydney Morning Herald where he was chief of staff and feature writer. Thompson wrote a history of the Smith Family charity titled For Humanity: 50 Years of the Smith Family (1973). Thompson attended Sydney Grammar and his children's fiction works are based around boys' boarding schools.

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